Houston vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$522
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 165% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 1229th and 6253rd ($2265 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 97th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tashkent

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	Houston	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$9301

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785